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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1017 AM MST SAT JAN 01 2022

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER 2021...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021 WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/CDO-
WEB/DATASETS). UNOFFICIAL ASOS DAILY SUMMARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CLIMATE/INDEX.PHP?WFO=RIW

...BUFFALO WAS WARMER AND MUCH WETTER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN DECEMBER WAS 30.1 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 7TH WARMEST
DECEMBER WITH RECORDS GOING BACK TO 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 78 DEGREES ON THE 1ST...WHICH BROKE THE 1998 DAILY
RECORD OF 60 DEGREES. THIS ALSO SET A NEW ALL-TIME MONTHLY HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORD. A RECORD HIGH ON THE 2ND HIT 72
DEGREES...BREAKING THE 2012 RECORD OF 62...AND THE 22ND HIT 58
DEGREES...WHICH TIED THE 2005 RECORD.

THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 5 BELOW ZERO ON THE 29TH AND 31ST. THE
29TH TIED THE 2014 RECORD LOW OF 5 BELOW. A RECORD LOW OF 2 BELOW ON
THE 27TH...BROKE THE 2014 RECORD OF PLUS 3...AND THE 28TH LOW OF 2
DEGREES TIED 2001.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.40 INCHES...WHICH IS 235 PERCENT
OF NORMAL...MAKING IT THE 2ND WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 9TH-10TH WHEN 0.21 INCHES FELL.
THE 9TH HAD 0.03 INCHES...BREAKING A TRACE FROM 2012...AND THE 10TH
HAD 0.18 INCHES...BREAKING THE 2000 RECORD OF 0.07. THE 25TH HAD
0.05 INCHES...WHICH BROKE THE 2007 RECORD OF 0.04 INCHES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 64 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 5TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   12/01/2021
 LOW             -24   12/21/1998
HIGHEST           78R  12/01
LOWEST            -5   12/29
                       12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.3               36.8     5.5
AVG. MINIMUM    17.9               17.1     0.8
MEAN            30.1               27.0     3.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     7
DAYS MIN <= 32    26
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.54   1999
 MINIMUM        0.00   2009
TOTALS          0.40               0.17    0.23     0.13
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01    0.00
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.21   12/09 TO 12/10
 STORM TOTAL    0.18


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1076               1179    -103
 SINCE 7/1      2381               2936    -555
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       798                528     270
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/220    DATE  12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/310    DATE  12/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY 2022...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 36
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 17. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.23 INCHES.

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